This is a scam do not accept it!!!! I got a check saying I won $500,000 and the check was to help pay for the tax i would have to pay on the big amount the check I received was for $4,980.10 it is fake the guys name is michael washington the letter was from seattle washington the check from texas

I too got the same letter from the same guy. In fact, the letter was from a fake address in Las Vegas, the envelope was addressed from Washington, the telephone numbers to call both 912-434-7949 (a magic jack number) & 912-330-4479 are in Georgia, and he wants money wired to a Peter Stead in Oregon. In fact, when I called him back asking for Peter Stead, he said he was him. So I know this is the same guy. I reported him to the FBI, local and state polices mentioned, Western Union, Money Gram, and to the AIG (the name on the fake check). It appears he uses other insurance company checks as well (Geico, Allstate, Farmers, AIG). Beware! Keep in mind, a consumer never pays taxes or fees on any winnings...they are deducted from prize amount as per the BBB.

Same exact scam as mentioned by Star. The difference is that he now wants money sent to an Emy Davis at 1100 Southwest 5th Avenue in Portland OR. The glitch in his system is that the address he gave to send funds to actually belongs to the Multnomah County SHeriffs Office. I have reported him toi Portland Police Department and the FBI as well as to Farmers Insurance (name on check I received). Beware! He also uses the main number 912-330-4479. He previously (perhaps still does) runs a similar scam using Readers Digest rather than the Internation Consumer Promtional Draw (fake company). His previous old number with that scam was 912-257-4143. Bewar!